Police say one-fifth of the entire senior class broke into the school in the early morning of May 1 and vandalized several areas.

TEANECK — Parents of the Teaneck High School pranksters swept up in a mass arrest two weeks ago are expected to confront members of the Township Council tonight, over what they’ve called an “overreaction” and “the distortion of facts” by police.

The parents attending the council’s regular meeting await an announcement from the county Prosecutor’s Office about burglary and criminal mischief charges that loom over their children, among the 63 seniors arrested, who will soon attend prom, graduate and go on to college.

“Something went awfully wrong and those charged to protect our town and our children must provide answers for the actions they took,” Patricia King-Butler wrote Tuesday in an email to parents and other concerned residents.

This will be the second time in two weeks parents have spoken out publicly about the May 1 incident, which went viral in news reports. At last week’s Board of Education meeting, Councilman Henry Pruitt encouraged parents to take their complaints to the township council, which has oversight of the township’s police department.

Last Monday, Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin announced he would take steps to revive a disbanded civilian complaint review board, created to bring to the council’s attention any complaints against the township law enforcement policy and practices. The board had been disbanded in 2010 due to a lack of interest and volunteers to fill its positions, the mayor said, adding that a resolution by council isn’t needed to bring it back. A discussion of the civilian complaint review board is expected tonight.

Police say one-fifth of the entire senior class broke into the school in the early morning of May 1 and vandalized several areas. Later, school officials sought to clarify “exaggerated” descriptions of the incident and contradicted police accounts, saying no property damage had been done and that school custodians offered to donate their time to forgive a $970 cleaning bill.

But police haven’t changed their minds that a criminal act occurred. They charged 63 12th graders with third-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal mischief. The burglary charge carries a prison sentence of up to five years.

Last week, Bergen Prosecutor John Molinelli said he would make an announcement about the charges as early as last Friday. But today, he said he had not yet made a decision.

Schools Superintendent Barbara Pinsak and high school Principal Dennis Heck told residents they met with Molinelli in Hackensack last Monday and “advocated for the kids.”